Local Project
Mimal Water & Sanitation Project
The Mimal Ranger Base is the hub that provides land management and support services across the wider Central Arnhem Land community and encompasses 20,000 square kms of diverse land systems including rock country, woodlands and freshwater places. In addition to caring for Country, the Ranger Base provides a women’s ranger program, land management education for young people, learning on country program, ceremony and language programs and a health clinic among other services.
Project
Water and sanitation infrastructure was identified by Mimal Land Management as a priority area to support the needs of the community aligned to their 10 year Healthy Country Plan.
Together with IWSH (International Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Foundation) and under the guidance of Mimal, industry experts from Reece designed a custom water solution to meet the needs of community now and into the future.
13 Reece Foundation trade volunteers from across Australia came together in August 2024 to complete this project in two weeks.
We're grateful for the support of Reece, Vinidex and Grundfos who donated their products and expertise to help deliver this project.
A special thanks also to Brooks Hire who supported with equipment and Northline and their partners Aurizon and Pacific National who supported with product transportation.
Outcomes
Installation of water infrastructure around the base to support current and future needs.
Installation of four 27,000L rainwater tanks and catchment infrastructure for drinking water.
A custom quick-fill tank system for rangers to efficiently load their spray tanks during firefighting and weed control operations.
A water treatment solution to access bore water on site.
These upgrades to the existing infrastructure provided immediate benefit to the ranger base and have laid the groundwork for planned future redevelopment works.
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